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Orange Barred Sulphur Caterpillar

Phoebis philea

Photo by florida33girl
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Description:

Most of the year, these larvae are green to match the leaves of their host plant, cassia. In the fall, when the plants put on yellow blooms, the caterpillars eat them and turn bright yellow.

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PublishedDecember 7, 2011

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